Going Grey - whats the deal!

[DoubleK]

Its a shocker. I have suffered with it (from stress) on and off now for nearly 20 years.......patches the size of a 50 cent peice usually. I have nightmares about it. My hair is very thick, so if I do get a patch I can usually hide it, but it fills me with dread.

my mum had a very stressful job, the alopecia plus very high blood pressure were enough to give her a bit of a health scare, and she quit her job on the spot after 10 years, now she is happy 7 healthy, but always a bit worried that she may get patches come back again, hers were well hidden thank god.
MIL's friend is completely bald from alopecia - she wears a wig. i never realised till dp mentioned it to me once!

ETA: mum has just turned 48, and has about 10 grey hairs.... which she cuts out!! i always tell her she will get 10 more for everyone she cuts, but she hasnt had any new ones for about 2 years!